SEATTLE — Being a Seahawks fan in Switzerland can’t be easy with the 5,243 mile distance. Fortunately, Sidney Rice was able to make two fans feel a little closer to Seattle on his recent trip to Zurich.Rice flew to Switzerland last week for a treatment similar to Platelet-rich Plasma (PRP) on his knee. Knowing Rice was in town, Seahawks fan and Zurich resident Moritz Luescher tweeted Rice a barbecue invite and a Madden game challenge.

Rice responded to the tweet by sending Luescher a private Twitter message asking for the home address.

“One of the coolest things I’ve done,” Rice explained. “After my treatment I actually showed up to this house and played a game of Madden with him and his brother. They were pretty stoked.”

The players have been awesome in returning some love to the 12s this offseason.

This team has a special feeling around it. I hope they and all of us will be rewarded this year with success.

Until we develop a pass rush that will cause opposing teams to be forced to scheme to defend it we will never be able to completely take the final step. That was done and the final step was taken. The OLine still needs work.

*This board has a real hard time picking up sarcasm unless it's followed with the sign guy.

That said, Seattle's players do a fantastic job giving back to their fan base. It doesn't even have to come with compensation or some kind of media driven agenda. I'm sure a lot of players are willing to go out on a limb for fans, it just seems like another everyday, normal act up here.

That's a cool thing to do...speaking of doing things for the 12, Doug Baldwin actually went to go visit an acquaintance at the hospital while he was recovering from a bad leg injury. Another friend tweeted him and he responded. This was like 2 weeks ago

Hi there, sorry it took us so long to respond.. we had to get the oxcart ready and travel to the nearest town where our community computer with internet access is located. glad you guys liked it, here's a picture of us beating Sid in madden.. #gohawks!

SimonLuescher wrote:Hi there, sorry it took us so long to respond.. we had to get the oxcart ready and travel to the nearest town where our community computer with internet access is located. glad you guys liked it, here's a picture of us beating Sid in madden.. #gohawks!

Now that's awesome! So nice that Sid cares about the fans and would do something cool like that.

SimonLuescher wrote:Hi there, sorry it took us so long to respond.. we had to get the oxcart ready and travel to the nearest town where our community computer with internet access is located. glad you guys liked it, here's a picture of us beating Sid in madden.. #gohawks!

So awesome!

A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP

SwissSeahawk wrote:Hello guys! I live in the same city as Simon and i'm already looking that these guys will become a Seahawks fans.Kickoff Tomorrow 4 am local time, on NFL Gamepass Hd!I'm going to bed now.

pre sleep for pre season!

AWESOME! Welcome to .NET! I might have to send over a care package to help coax them!